Kavandi gives First Family a tour of orbiter processing center at Cape Canaveral

The focus would have been on Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' attendance today if the space shuttle Endeavour's launch had not been postponed, but White House records indicate there would have been a southwest Missouri presence at the launch, as well.

Astronaut Dr. Janet Kavandi, a Carthage High School and Missouri Southern graduate was scheduled to be at the launch at Cape Canaveral in Florida with President Obama, his wife and daughters, according to the White House.

Dr. Kavandi took the First Family on a tour of the orbiter processing center, according to the records.
Dr. Kavandi, of course, was a crew member on three shuttle launches.

The accompanying video about Dr. Kavandi was posted last month on the Smithsonian YouTube channel.